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chibisparx's review
4.0
I read this book for Black History month to my elementary school. Since the story is told from the perspective of a child watching Rosa Park's arrest, it makes it more immediate for the children listening to/reading the story. The rhythm of the writing and the accent of the young narrator catch children's attention, though if you are afraid to get into the accent, it might not be one that you want to read aloud to a group of children, because if it doesn't sound at least kind of natural, the kids are going to wonder what's wrong with you :P The book sparked an impromptu mini-lesson in all of the grades: younger kids didn't know much, if anything about Rosa Parks, whereas older children were unaware of what happened after Rosa Parks refused to get off the bus. I think it's a great educational tool.
racheldee1316's review
4.0
A great way to incorporate reading into social studies and the effects of the civil rights movement.
libraryrobin's review
3.0
A young boy sitting at the back of a bus witnesses Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat.
azajacks's review
5.0
Another lucky find from the library. Saw it when I was getting Creepy Carrots. Cannot believe the same author wrote those 2 books! I am even more in awe of Aaron Reynolds now than before, and I thought Creepy Carrots was awesome. How can the same person write so very different store? I also picked it up because the illustrations are by Floyd Cooper and I will read anything with his name on it.
This is an amazing historical fiction picture book. The narrator is a young black boy in Montgomery, Alabama riding in the back of the bus with his momma after a long, tiring work day for her. And guess who else is also on the bus? Rosa Parks, or "just Mrs. Parks from the tailor shop", as he refers to her. And yes, it's THAT day, December 1, 1955.
So here is the Rosa Parks story, but this time told from someone on the inside, instead of from someone on the outside looking in, a neutral observer, as many stories about Rosa Parks often are. I like that- it gives you that "you were there" perspective. I am excited to share this book with my students, and especially so now during Black History Month.
This is an amazing historical fiction picture book. The narrator is a young black boy in Montgomery, Alabama riding in the back of the bus with his momma after a long, tiring work day for her. And guess who else is also on the bus? Rosa Parks, or "just Mrs. Parks from the tailor shop", as he refers to her. And yes, it's THAT day, December 1, 1955.
So here is the Rosa Parks story, but this time told from someone on the inside, instead of from someone on the outside looking in, a neutral observer, as many stories about Rosa Parks often are. I like that- it gives you that "you were there" perspective. I am excited to share this book with my students, and especially so now during Black History Month.
ginkansas's review
3.0
The illustrations in this book were really nice, almost old-timey looking, which hearkens back to the time of Rosa Parks.
bkwrm127's review
5.0
A re-telling of the Rosa Parks story from the eyes of a small boy who doesn't understand what is going on but knows that it is something big. The boy plays with a simple marble on the bus - a "brown tiger's eye" that "hunkers...down deep into [his] pocket." The illustrations are soft and luminous. I love how the author describes the eyes of the boy's mother saying "She's got them worked-all-day eyes, but she's got her strong chin on." Later, he describes the eyes of Rosa Parks as "all fierce like a lightnin' storm...her voice is all soft, but she's got on her strong chin too, just like Mama's." Lovely, lyrical.
wordnerd153's review
4.0
Provides a child’s perspective on Rosa Park’s refusal to move from her seat on the bus.
frankisib's review
4.0
Rosa Parks told from a child's perspective. Great story witih great illustrations by Floyd Cooper.
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